Arch227B/D242/D142
Assignment 2: Cloud Inter-formation
Work in groups of two.
Ask questions to Grace (grace_tsai@yahoo.com) or Kostas (kostas@ucla.edu)
Objective:
- To demonstrate the use of file processing.
- To develop a coding/design style.
- To demonstrate understanding of 3D concepts and projections.
Description
Write the source code (with comments) for an application that will open two (or more) DXF files and save them in MyPoint arrays. Then define operations that will combine/map the MyPoint arrays into a new one.
The following is a proposed basic code structure:
. . . .
public class
MyIFCloud extends Frame{
//*****************
public MyIFCloud(){
super("title");
setSize(600, 600);
show();
//**** read the original clouds
MyPoint[] points1, points2;
MyFile file = new MyFile();
try{
points1 =
file.readDXFFile(“cloud1.dxf”);
points2 = file.readDXFFile(“cloud2.dxf”);
}
catch(IOException ioe){
}
//*** combine the two clouds
int maxpoints = Math.max(points1.length,
points2.length);
MyPoint[] points;
points = new MyPoint[maxpoints];
for(int i=0; i< maxpoints; i++){
points[i].x = combine(points1[i].x, points2[i].x);
points[i].y = combine(points1[i].y, points2[i].y)
points[i].z = combine(points1[i].z, points2[i].z)
}
}
- Make a 4x2x(8.5x11) panel and display the algorithms, descriptions, and the output sequences (start/end/ intermediate steps) in a modular way (as whole and as a booklet). Put your names.
- Zip your project and source files and call it yourNames.zip (yourNames is a variable for the two partners last names).
- Send a brief e-mail to grace_tsai@yahoo.com with the URL address of where the HTML description of your application is posted and attach the zipped project.
Bonus:
Excessive creativity will be kindly appreciated and highly rewarded.
Deadline:
- Code:
Tuesday Feb 13, 2001 (midnight)
- Panel: Thursday Feb 15, 2001 (to be presented in class)